Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-04-05
The True or Real Issue.

mary election Gan honest, Democratic
,ystem) in 1856. tits now the Dues
tion of paramount Importance, acted
on Mt the precinct primary elections
March &c, and will he presented to
the voters of Jefferson April o, for
their decision.
Hon. Frank Beckwith is the tried,
worthy standard-hearer of the anti
monoDolists-or. to state it more
plainly he is the representative of the
PEOPLES interests, fighting their bat
ties, consequently he is anti-monop-
oIist, or anti-Camden.
1t is not to elevate Lucas, Chew
and Beckwith, that the anti-monop-
olists, the thoughtful. posted, intel'i-
gent voters are battling for. Far
from it. They simply support these
men, because they hold the proper
political principles.
They are opposed to excessive tax
alton. See how our county and State
taxes have been increasing for sew
eral years; in the Shepherdstown dis
trict they aggregate sl.195 on the
S1OO-higher in the Harper's Ferry
district. The tax in Baltimore city,
(Which they are now trying to lower)
with the police, high educational sys-
TEN and other manifest advantages,
is S1.7O on S100-much lower i'll pro-
portion than the taxes paid by the peo-
pie of Jefferson county.
The National taxes are oppressive,
but not understood ny many. because
they are indirect-in the shape Of n
high tariff. We have no time to enlarge
on this subject, but say the tariff tax
will average AZ cts. OH the 81 90. e.
we paw S147 for what we buy under
the tariff, when without it we could
purchase the same articles for sl.OO
the tariff adds on an average nearly
one-third. Lucas, Chew, Beckwith,
and those whom they represent
want lower taXes-want these burdens
taken off our shouldcrs-wartt the lit
tie money received as wages for labor,
for farm products. to remain in the
pockets of the people, and not to be
paid out unnecessarily as county and
national taxes.
Camden is monopolist-favors a
high tariff-voted to put IS cts. ton
on bituminous coal, which we are
paving. Coal IS cts. a ton higher by
his vote. The Standard Oil Compa-
ny keeps up the price of coal oil.
Part of this enhanced price goes into
Camden's pocket.
His coal oil company at Parkers-
burg, by getting rebates from the B.
& o. r. r., broke up the other oil
manufacturers in the locality. because
the B. & o. would not give the same
freight charges to all alike.
Was Camden then developing the
resources of w. Va? No! he was get
. ting rfcn by R. R. favors denied to
others, keeping up the price of coal
J oil, this advance coming out of our
pockets. Do the people want such a
man for Senator? No! But for his
money and federal patronage he would
not have a corporaHs guard as sup
porters. He promised the Repub-
licans of W. Va. if they you'd elect
him q. s. Senator that he would never
raise his hand to vote against their
!. linterests They. were -tees=lsslsSsts'
.-Et96 patriotic to be deceived for a
man who under the circumstances
would thus promise can not he trust
ed; he has no political honesty
He promised by proxy to several OF
the kickers, that they should have
certain offices it they would vote for
him; thus trying TO bride them, to
induce them to betray their trusts,
to sacrifice their sworn duty to guard
and protect the peoples interests.
He used money to secure his cleo,
ton in 1891, and used it freely in the
late contest.
He is not competent intellectually
or by training for the position. hut
for his money he would not have beer
elected in 19S1-but for his money
and federal patronage Ga most per
nicious and undemocratic system, rs
now practiced) he could not have Sc
cured the majority of the Democratic
Legislators.
Ought the intelligent minority
the patriotic 12-permit the people
to suffer by the election of such =
monopolist. Ought money, railroad
favors and railroad orders, federal
! patronage to secure the election of 8
q. S. Senator in violation of true Dem
ocratic principles, aud at great dam
age to the peoples pockets?
: We advocate anti-monopoly princi-
ples-the peoples good-and only
, support Lucas, Chew and Bccllwith be-
cause they hold the peoples interests
and are bold, fearless, able men,
They wear no mans collar, (only the
peoples collar, as Mr.. Beckwith said
in the Legislature of 1881, when he
refused to vote for Mr.. Camden. No
man is safe unless he is governed by
principle. Policy, short-sighted self
interest will and ought to shipwreck
any man, any party. Mans greatest
trouble in this world comes from nom
adherence to good, sound principles.
Be governed by the truth as you I'M
derstand-never swerve, suffer de-
feat rather than sacrifice principle to
policy, present self interest; and in
the end you will conquer, at least be
victorious in the consciousness of
having done your duty. Camden (if
the people were informed, if the truth
was plainly, honestly put before them)
would not get one out of 100 votes
in jefferson county. He would be